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« on: September 14, 2011, 06:52:02 PM » |
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...or "when will it ever die?" My lil Monster has just a tick under 50K miles on it now. I have had this bike since 4/1/04 and have never changed the fecking battery. It just won't die.  |
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« Reply #1 on: September 14, 2011, 07:41:02 PM » |
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mine too is stock from 04. Always on battery tender and still keeps its charge and running strong.
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« Reply #2 on: September 14, 2011, 07:52:12 PM » |
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You guys know you just doomed yourself to imminent battery failure, yes?
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« Reply #3 on: September 14, 2011, 07:55:21 PM » |
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You guys know you just doomed yourself to imminent battery failure, yes?
its only been 7 years. I have heard other owners with same stock battery lasting over 10 years. |
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« Reply #4 on: September 15, 2011, 06:21:44 AM » |
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You guys know you just doomed yourself to imminent battery failure, yes?
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« Reply #5 on: September 15, 2011, 07:06:48 AM » |
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why I remember it as if it were yesterday..........
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« Reply #6 on: September 15, 2011, 09:01:29 AM » |
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Well, yeah, there's tempting fate... and walking up and poking her in the eye.
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« Reply #7 on: September 17, 2011, 07:02:06 AM » |
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My TL1000S's oem battery lasted a decade and ~50k miles. I replaced it when it got a bit slow to crank in sub 20 deg F temps, otherwise it was just dandy. If the bike were only used in above-freezing weather you'd never have known the battery wasn't tip top.
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« Reply #8 on: September 17, 2011, 02:24:26 PM » |
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mine too is stock from 04. Always on battery tender and still keeps its charge and running strong.
+1  Just ordered another Battery Tender today. The one I use on my lawn tractor at my farm died yesterday. It was weird. Just un-hooked the terminal clamps and set in on the floor of my barn because I was going to mow. ZAP!!! Sparks flew out of it and the air filled with electric short smoke. Never had that happen before. It was probably 5+ years old but I have older ones on my bikes. Still doesn't shake my faith in BTs. One of my bikes is a 2004 Gixxer 1000. Still has the original battery and it has lived on a BT since day one. I expect it to die at any moment but I'm keeping it in the bike as an experiment. It currently has my personal bike battery longevity record. Long live Battery Tenders. |
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« Reply #9 on: September 19, 2011, 07:06:53 AM » |
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Can it hurt to change it out...? Probably not.
Two Reasons
-You can clean up/check for any corrosion.
-No reason to stress the starter/electronics the battery can still be weak even if it does start the bike.
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« Reply #10 on: September 19, 2011, 10:25:13 AM » |
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Well, yeah, there's tempting fate... and walking up and poking her in the eye.
Fate is female. I keep forgetting that... but it explains SO much. (original battery in my 24k '06, never Tendered) |
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« Reply #11 on: July 10, 2012, 08:50:54 AM » |
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Original Yuasa battery from July of 2004 still going strong.  |
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« Reply #12 on: July 10, 2012, 09:13:23 AM » |
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50k, but you have probably had long trips.
my bike had 24k on it when the batt died, but i probably started her about 10 times a day atleast 4 days a week and never tendered it. just depends on how you abuse it.
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« Reply #13 on: July 10, 2012, 09:33:12 AM » |
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I just replaced the original battery on my '02, so 10+ish years. It was kept on a battery tender religiously though...
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